“Palante Siempre Palante”: Ayer Y Hoy

Forward, Always Forward, Then and Now is cosponsored by the NY Latino Film Festival and the Hispanic Federation. The evening will consist of a screening of “Palante Siempre Palante” about the Young Lords and a conversation with Iris Morales, filmmaker/Author and former Young Lord member (via Zoom), Marisa Franco of the national organization Mijente (via Zoom) and three in-person guests: Chris Rivera of NY Boricua Resistance, Nashili Ortiz of Taller Puertorricano (from Philadelphia) and moderator Dr. Yarima Bonilla of El Centro (the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College). Simultaneous translation in Spanish.